In a packed press conference yesterday at the Russian National TV centre in Moscow, Paolo Flammini, CEO of Infront Motor Sports and Alexander Yakhnich, CEO of Yakhnich Motorsport announced that a partnership agreement had been reached between the two companies.

Starting from this coming weekend’s San Marino Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano World Circuit in Italy, the races of the world’s leading production-based racing series will now also be broadcast in high definition.

The French Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship is scheduled to take place at Magny-Cours on 2nd, 3rd and 4th of October 2009, a circuit that is much appreciated by riders, organizers, media and public alike.

The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) has today published the entry lists for the 2009 Superbike and Supersport World Championships. Both championships, organized by Infront Motor Sports, are continuing their successful trend, with the Superbike category in particular going against the recent unhealthy global economic downturn by posting a record number of permanent entries and manufacturer representatives. The 2009 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship entry list shows 32 inscriptions from 10 countries, and seven different manufacturer bikes from Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, an unprecedented level of factory participation in a world championship.

FGSport is delighted to announce that the Miller Motorsports Park circuit has been given the “2008 Organizer of the Year Award”. The high level of professionalism, the efforts made and the endeavours of the staff all guaranteed a high level of standards from an organizational, promotional and sporting point of view. It is a wonderful achievement for any circuit to win this award, but it is exceptional to win it after one year of co-operation with FGSport.

Following a period of analysis and negotiation, FGSport and MSV have decided not to stage the 2009 Superbike World Championship UK Round at Brands Hatch. Paolo Flammini, CEO of FGSport, declared: “The cooperation with MSV has always been perfect but for several reasons we came to a joint conclusion that there are not the conditions to confirm the inclusion of the Brands Hatch Circuit in the 2009 Calendar”.

Brands Hatch has not been included on the FIM World Superbike provisional 2009 calendar issued today, 20 October 2008. A round of the World Superbike Championship has taken place at the Kent circuit every year since 1993. Jonathan Palmer, Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision, said: “Of course it is very disappointing not to have World Superbikes on the calendar for Brands Hatch next year but I have not been able to agree terms with the promoters of WSB, the Italian-based FG Sport company, run by Paolo and Maurizio Flammini. “It is obviously their business to obtain the highest fees possible from circuits for having a WSB event but unfortunately FG Sport has demanded a fee over twice as much as MSV paid in 2008, which seems strange given the very obvious global economic crisis.

FGSport is pleased to announce that Pirelli will be the official tyre supplier for the FIM Superbike World Championship for a further three years after the conclusion of the current contract, therefore until the end of 2012. The supply, as already envisaged in the current agreement, will include the FIM Supersport World Championship, the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup and the UEM Superstock 600 European Championship. Pirelli’s working method, the undisputed reliability of the tyres, which have never caused any incidents or recorded any breakages, together with the absolute quality of the service provided were all determining factors in analysing the conditions for the renewal. Undoubtedly they were also a difficult obstacle to overcome for the competitors, who were required by the public supply tender to guarantee the same level of service that Pirelli has shown it is able to offer in this particular field.

An accord was signed a few days ago between FGSport and Giorgio Nada Editore. After 18 editions, the Superbike World Championship Official book now forms part of the portfolio of the most important Italian specialized publishing house. Since the very beginning, FGSport has believed in the publication of the official Superbike book. Over the years it has, through the words and pictures of Claudio and Fabrizio Porrozzi, born witness to the development and growth of the world championship reserved for production-derived bikes.

Miller Motorsports Park is very pleased to announce that it has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with Basic Research, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of cosmetic, fitness and weight-loss products, to help promote and build awareness of the company’s products. StriVectin-SD, a cosmetic cream that helps diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and crows’ feet, will be the title sponsor of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship® event over the weekend of May 29-June 1. The event will now be known as the HANNspree Superbike World Championship®, StriVectin-SD USA Round presented by HANNspree. In addition to its title sponsorship at Miller Motorsports Park, Basic Research will also utilize the global marketing platform of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship® to market StriVectin-SD internationally.

The 2008 Superbike World Championship, which gets underway on February 23rd with the opening round in Qatar, was officially presented this afternoon at Superstudio Più’ in Milan. This year’s edition was presented by representatives of the major partners of the world championship for production-based bikes: Paolo Flammini, CEO of FGSport, Kevin Chang, President of HANNSpree Europe, Sergio Cravero, Marketing Manager of Mondo Alfa Romeo and Alberto Viganò, Marketing Director of Pirelli Tyres (Bike Business Unit).

FGSport and HANNspree Europe today signed a three-year agreement, on the basis of which HANNspree become the title sponsor of the World Superbike Championship for the 2008 to 2010 three-year period. The championship will now officially be known as “HANNspree SBK Superbike World Championship”. This year the Taiwan-based company, one of the world leaders in the production of LCD video monitors, is already present in the World Superbike Championship, both as Official Sponsor of the championship itself and as Title Sponsor of the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Team, double world champions in 2007 in Superbike with James Toseland and in Supersport with Kenan Sofuoglu.